Components Flashcards

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Difference between Cell and Battery (how it looks)

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Cell is one big line and small line, battery is a string of those

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How does a fuse look and what does it do

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Rectangle with line going through out (Hot dog), they break if too much current flows through the circuit

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Diode how does it look and what does it do?

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Only allows current to flow in one direction, circle with play button, an I, with a line going horizontally through it

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Ammeters, what are they, what do they look like, how are they connected

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Ammeter is a circle with an A on it, they measure current, they’re connected in series

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Voltmeters, what are they, what do they look like, how are they added

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Measure voltage, circle with a V on it, added in parallel

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Fixed Resistor, how does it look, what does it do

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Box, provides a constant amount of resistance

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Variable resistor, how does it look, what does it do

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Box with arrow diagonally going through it from bottom to top, they can modify the amount of resistance it provides

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Thermistor, what does it look like, what does it do

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Box with crowbar going through it diagonally from top to bottom, varies its resistance depending on the temperature, if higher temp, the resistance will decrease and vice versa

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LDR, what does it look like, what does it do

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Circle with rectangle in it, arrows coming in to top left of circle, varies resistance depending on light intensity, if light intensity increases, resistance drops and vice versa

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